Samuel males



lntmi 51am parte I opi-n.

SAMUEL MALES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Let-ters Patent N 107 ,187, dated September 6, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN OIDER-MILLS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part oi thesame.

To Il whom it may concern.'

Bc it known that I, SAMUEL MALEs, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Stateoi' Ohio, have invented certain new and useiul Improvements in4CiderMills; and I hereby declare the iollowing to be a sufficientlyi'ull, clear, and exact description thereof to enable one skilled in theart to which my invention appertaius to make and use it, referencebeingr had to the/accompanying drawings making part of thisspecification.

My invention consists- Firstly, of a peculiar construction of hopper andgrindiiig-chamber, by which two bolts alone sutiice to connect the partstogether and to the traine ofthe machine.

Secondly, iu the provision of a knee and bolt for connecting the frameot' the machine together at the bottom. l

Thirdly, of a certain construction of case by which the ponlncecollected in .the interdental spaces et' the gear-wheels, at the ends ofthe grimling-rolls, is scraped cti' and conducted to the generaldischarge.

Fourthly, in the provision ot peculiarly-constructed cani-shapedjouriiallearings, for oneV or both of the lower rollers, for adjustingthe distance between the rolls.

Description. of the Accompanying Drawings.

Figure 1 is un exterior perspective view of a cidermill endmdying ulyinvention. v l

Figure 2 is a vertical central section of the same.

Figure 3 is a planot' the under side of the mill.

Figure 4 is a view showing the contigui-ation of the grinding-rolls.

Figure 5 is a perspective view .of the cam-shaped journal-bearing. ,l

Figure 6 is a modification in the construct-ion ot` the cam-shapedjournal-bearing.

General Description.

The cross-head A, to which the mill is secured, is

formed with heavy dautres at the. ends, which are housed into the postsB B', and tiriuly secured to the posts by means of bolts G.- A stiiiCand strong connection is thus formed between the cross-head andv posts.

The'posts B B are mortised into the sills D D', the sills forming a tirmfoundation tor the mill.

E is a crosssill, housed into the posts B B at the ends, for supportingthe customary press-curb7 under the cross-head A, the latter being soconstructed that it may receive a press-screw to work inthe curb.

The press-screw and curb are not shown, as they are ot' ordinaryconstruction, and may be seen in the Letters Patent No. 52,5253, torimprovement in cidermills, granted tome February 13, 1866.

The sill E is firmly support-ed at the ends by the knees F F', whichrest upon the sills D D', and are titted into the posts B B in themanner shown.

'Ihe posts B knees 'F F', and sill E are firmly connected together bymeans ot' a sin :le bolt,.G, which is screw-tln'eaded at both ends, andtitted with tightening-nuts H and lock-nuts I. The nuts H are used todraw the parts together, and the nut-s I to'prevent the'i'lisplacementof the knees F F.

The case ot' the mill, which comprises the grindingchamber and hopper,is made in two parts, J and J'. The' part- J may either be detachable`from the. crosshcad A, or cast in one piece with it.

The sides j may be cast in Aone piece with either of the ends J or J'. v

K is the feeding-roller ot" the mill, situated immediately below themouth or hopper, and L L are the griruling-rollers.

The lips j on the end J are provided to incluse the end of the sidesj.

The end J is, east with an open-ended journal-bearing, l, for thedriving-shaft M; an open-ended socket,

2, t'or the reception ot' the cani-shaped journal-bearing ofthe rollerL', and a journal-bearing, 3, ior the outer end ofthe upper roller K,which is inclosed, as shown,

to form au oil-chamber, the closed end being centrally perforated forthe insertion of oil.

Ou the end J' is formed a hearing for the opposite end of the roller L',ofthe same construction as bear` ing 2, and two inclosedcentrally-perforated bearings, ot' the saine construction as bearing 3,for the ends of the. rollers K L.

The bearings on the cud J are marked 2', 3', and 3".

Two bolts, N, suice toconnect the cross-head A and the case J J'j firmlytogether.

The gear-wheels connecting the rollers .K L L' are all inside the. case,and have teeth formed daring, as shown in my patent of February 13,1866, iu order that the pomace collected in the -interdental spaces otthe gear-wheels may be forced out, by the opposing,r Y

teeth, in the direction bi' the end plate J'.

The poinace is scraped off the teeth, as itis forced out, bythe sharpsides of the cavity 0the cavity having au open vent at the bottom forthe free discharge of the pom-ace.

Holes are cast in the plates J J' for the reception of the knives orScrapers P, which are set in diagonally, and t aga-inst the rollers L Lspirally. These Scrapers serve to remove the pomace from the rollersmore pertectly than it'set in line with the rollers, and direct thedischarge to one point.

. Figs. 5 or o' illustrates the cam-shaped journal-bearings for thebearings 2 and 2'. The one represented in tig. 5 is formed with acentraliy-pertorated inclosed end, 1', which terminates in ahexagon'head, r', by

which the bearing is rei-'olved for adjustment. This adjustment servesto change the distance between the rollers L aml L', so that the rollersmay be either run in elose contactor a little distance apart. The'latter adjust nient is necessary, when the Inill is used to mashgrapes, to prevent crushing the seeds or stems.

'lhc bearing, tig. 5, is also lin-med with a flange, r", which restsagainst the inside tace of the plate J or J', and thus preventsdisplacement of the bearing.

1t is also provided with grooves r" on its periphery, tor the purpose offorming indentations for the point of thc set-screw R, iig. 1, whichserves to retain thc hearing in any position to which it is adjusted.

Theprovision ofthe nelosed end r prevents thc eseape'df oil from thebearing to waste. This bearing, lig. 5, may be cast on vcnd, ,as thegrooves extend to the outer end.'

ln tho bearing shown in fic. 6 the grooves or chan- `ncls fr are o n thetwo sides, as this bearing is cast on its side. It is designed tobe usedon the right or lcl't hand ol' the mill, i'n suitable hearings, thetlange r" alone projecting inside, through a hole some\,vhat larger thanthe tlange. This bearing is provided with centrally-1ertbrated inelosedendr, for retaining the oil, and compelling it to thoroughly lubrieatcthe jonrnal the hole length before. it,l can eseape..

The upper roller K ot thc mill vis formed with llanges k on its iaee.longitudinally, for the. purpose of catching and tweaking the, applesbetween thel roller lli and a suitable concave throat-piece, which. issecured to the inside of the. hopper by sercw S.

0n the opposite side. to thel concave throat a hinged wicket or gate,'1, is provided, whose journal ends t rest in suitable bearings castinthe plates J J'. This gate, when closed against the roller K, preventsthe apples from falling in between the roller K and sides ot the mill,and, when open, gives ample room for cleaning out the. mill from thetop, should it become accidentally choked by hard substances.

'lhc configuration ot' the rollers L L'lis clearly shown in tig. 4, andis substantially the same in construction and operation as that shown inmy patent ot` in such away as to prcvcnt the apples contained in thehopper from catching in the teeth of thc roller K. Operation. l

The operation of the rollers K L L", in connection with the ease ofthemill', is substantiallyA the same as those shown in my Letters .Patentof February 13, 1866, and is as follows;

The apples are brokenup into small pieces, and 'cd to the rollers L Lbythe roller K It, and, the exterior surface of' the rollers L L heiligconiposedof cylindrical segments and alternating ribs and grooves, thepieces are caught and carried in between the rollers, and thereperfectly crushed, and discharged, the ribs l serving to clean out thegrooves l at cach turn. The ribs and grooves alternating, as shown, thepieces of apple are prevented from slipping back, iu the manuel' seen inmills in which the ribs are all ou one roller, and grooves ou theother.- The ribs l catch the pieces of apple as they fall from theroller K, and the pieces are tirmly held b v the rib of one roller andthe grooves of the other, as iu a close chamber, until they are c: riedbetween the rollers, and thoroughly crushed, the ribs meshing into thegrooves so perfectly that thc rib will clean out its own groove, andcrush nearly as perf fcctly as the segmental arcs.

Mills constructed upon this plan will feed, crush, and dischargeperfectly, under all circumstances, rcgardless ot' size or power, whileit is well known that mills haring a hollow and round configuration forthc rollers will not crush wit-hout damaging the pom'ace, and arcincapable of dischargiin',r without exterior aid.

Claims.

l. The combination and arrangement of the crossliead A, bolts N, and theparts J J'jj, composing the milll-chambcr, as described, and for thepurpose specitiet t 2.-]'11 the described connection with the posts BB', sills D 1)', and sill E, the knees F F and bolttG H I, as described,and for thel purpose specified.

.3. 'lhc scraping and diseharging-cavity O, con-V structed as described,and arranged in the case J J' jj', substantially as and for thepurpose-set; forth.

4. The cam-shaped 'journal-bearings, figs. 5 and (i, when formed withpeltbratcd iuclosed ends 'r "and grooves r"", for the purpose specified,in the described connection with the sockets .5 2.R of the case J Jjj.

In testlnon y of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

4 .JAMUEL MALES. Witnesses: FRANK MILLwAno, J, L. WARTMANN.

